Scientist I H1B Salary & Sponsorship Overview (2026)

Employers filed 1,059 H1B Labor Condition Applications for Scientist I positions, based on official US Department of Labor disclosure data. The average offered salary is $83,976 (median $79,560), with reported wages ranging from $37,960 to $190,000 across 265 sponsoring employers.

Top H1B sponsors for Scientist I: UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM; THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM; UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY; ALLEN INSTITUTE; LEIDOS BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH, INC.. Most filings in: WI, MA, CA.